But what i meant was Farhad Reza is more of an accumulator who takes his time, while Zia is a big hitter.

Also with the ball Zia is the type who doesnt have much apart from hitting the right line and length. Decent option for ODI's where he can bowl 5-6 tight overs. Farhad Reza in contrast can dart it in bowl full. Thus might be more handy in the shorter format.

Originally Posted by jeesh
Also with the ball Zia is the type who doesnt have much apart from hitting the right line and length. Decent option for ODI's where he can bowl 5-6 tight overs. Farhad Reza in contrast can dart it in bowl full. Thus might be more handy in the shorter format.

I have seen an inspired Reza is much more effective in the field. If he can bowl the first over right, he might do well.

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By the way, I saw him last year while I was visting BD. He is a big Unit and looks a bit of Tamim. My cousin played with him and stated Zia has raw power to hit the ball anywhere and hit the deck hard. So, I dont in what basis he has NOT been selected? Our selection is not that great.

Funny how, things change after few performances. Not long ago many posters on BC labelled Ziaur as ''blind slogger'', and weren't too fond of him.
Now SEEMS, almost EVERY one likes him even tagged him as the Banglar Hulk. LoL

I've never said anything bad of Ziaur, I knew he'll come good in time. Have said many a times the man has immense power if it's in his zone its outta the park, he has natural big hitting ability, he just needs to choose the right shot selection and I thought at Asia cup he showed that well.

This was posted by on the 20th of November, I don't want to be called the Oracle or anything and I hope I am left eating my words. Look at my recipe for success even before we lost to the Afghans (to which I wrote in the Match thread against Afghanistan we are going to lose before anyone did), we don't have Taskin, we don't have Zia, we are probably going to go with Razzak, Gazi and Shakib so all in all the biggest disaster in our history of cricket is going to take place in 3 days. I really hope and hope against the little hope I have that I am proven dead wrong and all the warning signs were just bogus. But I did predict we will lose against Afghans, and we did, I did predict we will put up a great show against the Pakistanis and we scored the highest number of runs. So, I can't be that wrong! I know one recipe for disaster, that is, if we go with 3 front-line slow arm rotators (please don't call them spinners). We are in for a shock this one!

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Let's pick a team that can win. Let's not confuse players suitable from other formats and hope they will work here. This is a different format and the selectors have shown how lazy they are by choosing the same team in tests, odis and then t20s. This is my squad,

I will go with this squad exactly. Tamim, Mushfique and Shakib will provide stability at the top order, Anamul is a hit or miss at this moment, I will opt for a better batsman that is shamsu. I think with Shabbir, Mahmudullah and Nasir it is an explosive middle order. We can expect about 70 runs off 10 overs from them easily. With Zia, Gazi and Mashrafe the lower middle order is one to envy for really.

The bowling department would look so much better with Taskin around, but I feel it will be a huge pressure to debut infront of the home crowd that too in the world cup. I will go with Rubel for now, not the only weak link mind you. Mashrafe in death overs is an open invitation for runs. The only positive thing in bowling is Shakib and maybe Gazi. But we need 5 of the best t20 bowlers if we were to challenge the top teams. So, the question of us doing well really depends upon the bowling department, namely the pace bowling department. Hopefully, we have Taskin ready in time. Otherwise, it's gonna be a hard hard tournament for us. Ps: I wouldn't go with 3 spinners, that will be suicidal in a t20 match. Think selectors think!

Receipe for success:

1. Keep Zia in the squad.
2. Include Shabbir instead of anyone. Have to have include him.
3. Look for 2 of the best containment/wicket taking bowlers upfront.
4. Get Taskin ready in time.
5. Focus on the bowling a lot!!! That is the weak link, that is the part that's gonna make us lose matches. Get good bowlers in the team and get them fast.

Let's face it. It's not just one or two players. It's the overall team that has failed this year. In key situations we let teams come back. That's the team's fault. Our problem is the mental side. We're just seriously lacking in confidence. Until we can get that confidence back, no matter what players are in the side, we'll lose

At his best, Zia's military mediums are extremely valuable. He's a hit-or-miss player with the bat, but never lacking in intent to hit from the word "go". Koushik's the same way with the bat, and when not bowling at death, he remains our best chance at an early breakthrough with the new ball. Both can be very useful in a T20I match.

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Originally Posted by Sohel
At his best, Zia's military mediums are extremely valuable. He's a hit-or-miss player with the bat, but never lacking in intent to hit from the word "go". Koushik's the same way with the bat, and when not bowling at death, he remains our best chance at an early breakthrough with the new ball. Both can be very useful in a T20I match.

I was noting the speedometer when Zia bowled against SL and assuming that is correct, his military mediums were not too far off from the speeds reached by Shafiul and he was routinely faster than Mashrafe.

So, perhaps the other two need to focus on being more militarily disciplined in their bowling like the General...